Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Bladder

Skinmed. 2017 Oct 1;15(5):395-397. eCollection 2017.

Abstract

A 81-year-old man was admitted to our university for a second opinion after diagnosis of bladder melanoma in December 2014. His medical history included arterial hypertension, hypothyroidism, peripheral arterial disease treated with a bypass, and corneal transplantation. His medical history was negative for malignant melanoma. He experienced gross hematuria in the absence of any other clinical manifestations, and urine cytology identified atypical cells. The patient underwent transurethral resection of the bladder with diagnosis of melanoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Male
  • Melanoma / pathology*
  • Melanoma / surgery
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery